G.A. Swanson served as discussant on management development and education. Jennifer Wilby spoke about regional development in the UK, and helping to establish a new graduate school in Ethiopia. Hiroshi Deguchi made a presentation on agent-based simulation. Allenna Leonard was a discussant on network and business ecosystem relationships. Taina Tukiainen described the master's program on International Service Business Management at Stadia.

David Ing (off camera) outlined some of his research into open source.

With participants from five countries, the discussion was rich, providing insight from multiple perspectives.